Soccer, Darts and Racing at Punchestown this afternoon
Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 4-1 last night to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League heading into 2026.
Rob Edwards picked up his first point as Wolves boss, holding Manchester United to a 1-all draw at Old Trafford.
Chelsea will head into the New Year two points off fourth-placed Liverpool.
The Blues had to settle for a point in a 2-all draw with Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge,
James Garner scored against his former club as Everton ran out 2-0 winners at Nottingham Forest,
West Ham are four points from safety after drawing 2-all with Brighton,
While Newcastle are into the top half of the table, following a 3-1 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.
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In the Scottish Premiership, Celtic suffered a 2-nil defeat at Motherwell.
Rangers are six points off the summit after beating St Mirren 2-1.
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DARTS
Three-time winner Michael van Gerwen crashed out of the World Darts Championship last night.
The third seed lost 4 sets to 1 to another former champion Gary Anderson in their last-16 encounter at Alexandra Palace.
RACING
There's a seven-race card at Punchestown this afternoon.
The first goes to post at 25-to-1.

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